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Console: Xbox
Company: Simon & Schuster Interactive
Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Genre: Sports

Reviewer: MegaGamer2010

Outlaw Golf Review
Sound: 9
Graphics: 9
Gameplay: 8
Replay: 8
Multiplayer: Yes (4) Alternating

Who here likes golf? No honestly, who does? Yeah, not many people will raise their hand. Golf isn't that fun of a sport. It's the same old thing over and over again. It takes hours. The players will stand there for minutes looking to see how they should hit the ball and then when they do the action only lasts for about 5 five seconds. Big whoop. The crowd can't even cheer, they have to "golf clap" which sounds really pathetic. Does Outlaw Golf fall into that pit of boringness?

Hell no. Does the name sound like one of those boring games? Tiger Woods what? Sorry, all I know is his name, beyond that I get put to sleep. Outlaw Golf is an awesome golf game, which is definately a rare thing. It has golf in it, yes, but it is so much more. It is a fast paced arcade gam wrapped around the sport of golf. Driving the ball 300 meters has never been so easy before. Now you don't have to be quiet while you wait ten minutes just for the guy to hit the ball. Pull back the joystick how hard you want it hit, and then try to knock it straight forward. The gameplay is incredibly easy to understand and that is what makes it so much fun. Of course, what is better are the characters. You will be laughing your ass off at some of the things they do (or get turned on as a chick gets her as slapped by her "caddy" a cheerleader, oh yeah baby).

The graphics are very good in this game. The characters are very highly detailed and are very smooth, no jagged edges. They look slightly cartoony as they should. The environments aren't anything impressive though. They look alright, averagely detailed, but they could definately use some work. But the background definately doesn't take away from how much fun this game is, especially when you have some friends over.
The voice acting in this game is AWESOME. The people they have playing the voices are perfect for the parts. The wannabe macho man, the dumb blonde, etc. And they say the funniest things. Without good voice acting and a hell of a lot of comedy, this game would have definately fallen into that pit of boringness along with all the other golf games out there. But this game really seperates itself from the pack.

The replay is why you should pick this game up. There are a ton of unlockables, which gives incentive to play the single player. But the multiplayer is also a lot of fun. The characters are so funny that you and your friends will be laughing your asses off at the stuff they say. Really, the only reason this game isn't as good as it could be is because it doesn't have Xbox Live play. That would definately help it out. But if you have some friends who come over a lot this is a good game to at least rent and try out to see if you like it.



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